Sardines vs. Hot dog — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are sardines and hot dogs different?
- Sardines are higher than hot dogs in vitamin B12, selenium, phosphorus, calcium, iron, vitamin B3, and vitamin E.
- Sardines cover your daily need for vitamin B12, 307% more than hot dogs.
- Sardines contain 11 times more vitamin E than hot dogs. Sardines contain 2.04mg of vitamin E, while hot dogs contain 0.19mg.
- Hot dogs are lower in cholesterol.
- Hot dogs have a higher glycemic index (28) than sardines (0).
Fish, sardine, Atlantic, canned in oil, drained solids with bone and Frankfurter, meat types were used in this article.
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Mineral Comparison
Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +160% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +285.9% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +161.2% |
Contains more IronIron | +167.9% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +91.8% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +137.9% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -71.8% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +140% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +321.6% |
Vitamin Comparison
Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +973.7% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +45.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +87.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +96.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +107.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +469.4% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +66.7% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B12 | 8.94µg | 1.57µg | 307% |
Selenium | 52.7µg | 12.5µg | 73% |
Phosphorus | 490mg | 206mg | 41% |
Sodium | 307mg | 1090mg | 34% |
Protein | 24.62g | 10.26g | 29% |
Calcium | 382mg | 99mg | 28% |
Saturated fat | 1.528g | 7.666g | 28% |
Vitamin D | 193IU | 24% | |
Vitamin D | 4.8µg | 24% | |
Iron | 2.92mg | 1.09mg | 23% |
Fats | 11.45g | 25.76g | 22% |
Cholesterol | 142mg | 77mg | 22% |
Monounsaturated fat | 3.869g | 11.386g | 19% |
Vitamin B3 | 5.245mg | 2.665mg | 16% |
Choline | 75mg | 14% | |
Vitamin E | 2.04mg | 0.19mg | 12% |
Copper | 0.186mg | 0.097mg | 10% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.227mg | 0.121mg | 8% |
Potassium | 397mg | 152mg | 7% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.642mg | 0.31mg | 7% |
Magnesium | 39mg | 15mg | 6% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 5.148g | 4.404g | 5% |
Calories | 208kcal | 290kcal | 4% |
Vitamin A | 32µg | 0µg | 4% |
Manganese | 0.108mg | 0.045mg | 3% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.08mg | 0.055mg | 2% |
Vitamin K | 2.6µg | 2% | |
Folate | 10µg | 6µg | 1% |
Zinc | 1.31mg | 1.2mg | 1% |
Carbs | 0g | 4.17g | 1% |
Net carbs | 0g | 4.17g | N/A |
Vitamin B6 | 0.167mg | 0.166mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.276mg | 0.111mg | 0% |
Threonine | 1.079mg | 0.474mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 1.134mg | 0.53mg | 0% |
Leucine | 2.001mg | 0.907mg | 0% |
Lysine | 2.26mg | 0.963mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.729mg | 0.291mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.961mg | 0.445mg | 0% |
Valine | 1.268mg | 0.555mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.725mg | 0.331mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.473g | 0g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0.509g | 0g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +140% |
Contains more OtherOther | +23.4% |
Contains more FatsFats | +125% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -80.1% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +16.9% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +194.3% |